Endowed Chairs and Professorships
Endowed chairs and professorships allow us to recognize top faculty’s talents and hard work by supporting their work with funds for graduate students and equipment, by offering more competitive salaries and by honoring their work and achievements.
In turn, the top faculty who hold endowed chairs and professorships elevate the entire University community. They attract other passionate teachers and scholars. They ignite students’ curiosity. Their ground-breaking discoveries bring us closer to solving some of the most challenging problems in our schools, families, communities and nation.
The College of Education and Human Development currently has 15 endowed professorships and chairs. We are grateful to the donors who have established these endowments.
Current Appointments
American Guidance Service, Inc./John P. Yackel
Professorship in Educational Assessment and Measurement
Mark Davison
Department of Educational Psychology
Term: 7/01/12-6/30/15
Robert H. Beck Endowed Chair of Ideas in Education
Karen Seashore
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and
Development
Term: 11/1/09-10/31/12
Emma Birkmaier Educational Leadership Professorship
David Chapman
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy,
and Development
Term: 7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Emma Birkmaier Educational Leadership Professorship
Cynthia Lewis
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Term: 7/01/12-6/30/15
Guy Bond Professorship in Reading
Deborah Dillon
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Term: 12/1/2007-12/1/2012
Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair in
Education
Mistilina Sato
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Term: 2/04/10-6/30/15
Coffman Professor
Gamble-Skogmo Land Grant Chair in Child Welfare and
Youth Policy
Wendy Haight
School of Social Work
Term: 8/29/11-no end date
Irving Harris Professorship in Child Development
Nicki Crick
Institute of Child Development
Term: 9/20/10-6/30/13
William Harris Professorship in Child Development
Dante Cicchetti
Institute of Child Development
Term: 9/20/10-6/30/13
Marguerite Henry Professor
Hellervik/PDI Endowed Chair in Leadership and Adult Career Development
Louis Quast
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Term: 7/01/11-6/30/13
Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology
Aaron
Doering
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Term: 7/01/10-6/30/15
Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Professorship for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Philip
David Zelazo
Institute of Child Development
Term: 7/01/10-6/30/15
Henry Taylor Professorship in Exercise Science and Health
Enhancement
Arthur Leon
School of Kinesiology
Term: 7/01/91-no end date
Dorothy McNeill and Elbridge Ashcraft Tucker Chair for Women in
Exercise Science and Sport
Mary Jo
Kane
School of Kinesiology
Term: 7/01/96-no end date
Rodney Wallace Professorship for the Advancement of Teaching and
Learning
Asha
Jitendra
Department of Educational Psychology
Term: 8/27/07-6/30/12
Rodney Wallace Professorship for the Advancement of Teaching and
Learning
Jennifer
McComas
Department of Educational Psychology
Term: 7/01/09-6/30/12
For further information, contact Lynn Slifer at slife001@umn.edu or call 612-625–5511.
